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‘A space for kids’: Brooklyn Children’s Museum to celebrate Caribbean culture with family festival
by By Olivia Seaman on August 7, 2025 at 9:00 pm 
Color, culture and Carnival spirit will take over Crown Heights this Saturday as the Brooklyn Children’s Museum hosts its annual “Celebrate the Caribbean” festival — a family event honoring the borough’s vibrant Caribbean communities. “At Brooklyn Children’s Museum, all of our programming reflects the diversity of the communities of Brooklyn,” said Dylan House, director… Read More
Award-winning SugaCandy Mas celebrates 10th anniversary on Labor Day
by By Tangerine Clarke on August 7, 2025 at 8:52 pm 
Award-winning SugaCandy Mas is ready for the road, so says bandleader Maxine Magdaleno, a Belizean American, who launched her band with grand fanfare on Aug. 3, to participate in the 56th West Indian American Day Carnival on Eastern Parkway. Magdaleno was excited during an exclusive interview with Caribbean Life at the band’s official Mas Camp … Read More
Kenneth ‘Papa’ Chisholm hits 100, celebrated across generations
by By Nelson A. King on August 7, 2025 at 8:51 pm 
Jamaican patriarch Kenneth “Papa” Chisholm on July 26 marked a rare and remarkable milestone, celebrating his 100th birthday, surrounded by family members and friends at a special gathering on Farmers Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.   Chisholm’s granddaughter, Tiffany Jackson, told Caribbean Life on Monday, Aug. 4, that Chisholm’s life has “spanned generations, countries, and countless … Read More
MTA launches new Lunch and Learn Series for the Disability Community
by By Milette Millington on August 7, 2025 at 8:21 pm 
On July 22, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) hosted the first event in its new virtual Lunch and Learn series, titled “Accessibility, Technology and Transit in the New York Metropolitan Region,” with panelists Charley Cohen, Yuvraj Ramsaywack, Christopher Hrones (last name pronounced Rones), Ocean Stokes, LaTisha Smith, and Edmund Asiedu. This event was hosted to … Read More
Edley Shine invokes ‘Patience & Timing’
by By Nelson A. King on August 6, 2025 at 5:49 pm 
The unmistakable voice of Edley Shine, also known as “Da Big Voice,” returns with authority on “Patience & Timing,” the commanding title track off his latest EP. Produced by GRAMMY-nominated hitmaker Roe Summerz and rising production force DJ BabyAce, “the single is a slick fusion of Dancehall and Hip-Hop that embodies lyrical maturity, seasoned energy, … Read More